In celebration of National Carer’s Week, we’d like to introduce you to the lovely Jennie Pears. We met Jennie, who cares for a family member, when she attended our Creative Company arts sessions in Stowmarket. What did you enjoy most about taking part in Creative Company? It gave me the chance to take part in a […]
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National Memory Day
We were delighted to visit Beech House Residential Home in Halesworth last week, where poet Dean Parkin and project officer Candida Wingate worked with residents to create this beautiful rainbow of memories poem, to mark National Memory Day. The poem was created on different coloured strips of card, each colour evoking a variety of responses, […]
We’re the Chairman’s choice!
We’re thrilled to share the fantastic news that we have been selected by the Chairman of Suffolk County Council as his chosen charity during his term of office until May 2019. Here begins a year of innovative and creative fundraising initiatives led by new Chairman, Michael Ladd, the proceeds of which will go directly towards […]
We’re opening our doors for Suffolk Open Studios
For the first time ever, we’ll be opening our doors to the public as we take part in Suffolk Open Studios this June. If you’d like to see some of our participant’s amazing creations or chat to us about the work we do bringing skills, confidence and joy to Suffolk communities through the arts, we […]
In loving memory of Paul Boast
We were extremely sad to receive news of the recent passing of Paul Boast, a much loved Suffolk Artlink student. Paul Robert Boast was a talented artist and theatre performer. We were very lucky to have worked with him for 11 years, initially through our Open Doors programme in Ipswich and then most recently through […]
Lowestoft Folk celebration
It was wonderful to see so many families and friends gathered at Broadlands Residential Care Home last week, when we celebrated all the beautiful work created by residents and pupils from Oulton Broad Primary School during the course of Lowestoft Folk. There was a special Lowestoft Folk Tale, much singing – and a great many […]
We’re recruiting a new Artist Facilitator
15 hours per week, fixed term – 2 years. £26,216.24 pro rata based on a full time week of 37.5 hours. We’re looking to appoint an Artist Facilitator to lead Make, Do and Friends, a new consortium between Suffolk Artlink, DanceEast and Rural Coffee Caravan. The new project will develop a high quality participatory arts […]
We’ve published a new impact evaluation report on our work in care homes
We are pleased to be able to share with you learning from Our Place, a project that saw us bringing artist residencies to six Partnership in Care residential care homes across Suffolk last year. The project aimed to put staff, residents and their families at the heart of designing and delivering a more creative and […]
Meet our newest team member, Kasia Don-Daniel
We have enjoying welcoming two new team members to Suffolk Artlink – Jess Browne and Kasia Don-Daniel. They both join us as our trusty project officer Carrie Phoenix takes some time out on maternity leave. This month, we’re introducing you to Kasia, an artist we have worked with regularly in the past, who has now […]
Meet the Artist: Amy Nettleton
This month we meet the talented Amy Nettleton who, when she isn’t making sculptures for the 2012 Paralympics, can be found teaching arts workshops to a wide and diverse audience including children and adults with additional needs. Amy is currently taking part in our Step Up project, which sees her collaborating with an artist with […]